Cost of National Security

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The costs of national security are wide-ranging. Depending on your point of view, national security could include everything from economic security to the costs of war. Our counters show the costs of the United States’ war on terrorism since September 11, 2001. Counters reflect costs estimated by the Costs of War project at Brown University.

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Care for War on Terror Veterans since 2001
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taxpayers in <span></span>
are paying <span>$###</span>
for <span>Care for War on Terror Veterans since 2001</span>.
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Homeland Security Costs of War Since 2001
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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for <span>Homeland Security Costs of War Since 2001</span>.
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About This Counter: Homeland Security Costs of War Since 2001

Through FY 2017, these represent the spending under specific Homeland Security missions associated with counterterrorism, related to preventing and disrupting terror attacks, responding and recovering from terrorist incidents, and protecting Americans and infrastructure. For FY 2018, the cost of these missions was no longer reported by the White House Office of Management and Budget, and is estimated based on previous costs.

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Interest on War Debt since 2001
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
taxpayers in <span></span>
are paying <span>$###</span>
for <span>Interest on War Debt since 2001</span>.
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Military Costs of War since 2001
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
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About This Counter: Military Costs of War since 2001

These include war funding appropriated as Overseas Contingency Operations for both the Departments of Defense and State, as well as a portion of the base Department of Defense budget estimated to represent increased military spending due to ongoing wars. Military costs are not primarily delineated by geography, but include military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, among other countries.

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Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
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Every <span> hr(s)</span>,
taxpayers in <span></span>
are paying <span>$###</span>
for <span>Total Cost of Wars Since 2001</span>.
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About This Counter: Total Cost of Wars Since 2001

The Cost of National Security counters examine the costs of the United States’ wars on terrorism since September 11, 2001. These wars – in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria and beyond – are now the longest wars in United States history. The counters show their cost in dollars, according to the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

This estimate differs from the more widely-cited $5.6 trillion total cost of war estimated by the Costs of War project, because it does not include estimated future costs - only those costs that American taxpayers have paid through Fiscal Year 2018.

For more detail, see Notes & Sources. Thanks to Costs of War's Stephanie Savell for her assistance.

The numbers in Trade-Offs are projected total costs for a federal program in a given year.
The numbers in the Cost of National Security counters are changing in real time to show how much has been spent on a program this year to date.

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